(3958) Komendantov Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 10 October 1953 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.

Named in memory of Nikolaj Vasil'evich Komendantov (1895-1937), who was an active researcher of minor-planet motion. A staff member of the Astronomical Institute in Leningrad, he was arrested in 1936 on spurious charges, and the date of his death in prison is uncertain. Name suggested and citation prepared by Yu. V. Batrakov.Naming citation (19990402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Komendantov is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Komendantov is 2.49 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	3958
Provisional designation	1953 TC
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	6.08 km (#8,801 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.610
Rotation period	11.3 hours
Spectral type	Xc
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.33
Orbital period	3.88 years
Semi-major axis	2.47 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.95 – 2.98 au
Eccentricity	0.209
Inclination	4.82°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.960 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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